Adonal Foyle, former NBA player, serial entrepreneur and philanthropist has dedicated the majority of his life to creating a well-balanced life that includes an emphasis on education and on perfecting the mental and physical aspects of the game of basketball. Adonal was born and raised in St Vincent and the Grenadines, on one of the smaller grenadines island call Canouan, in the eastern Caribbean, an island of 350 inhabitants. Adonal didn’t begin playing basketball until the age of 15.Shortly after learning to play basketball, his raw talent captured the attention of two college professors, Jay and Joan Mandle, who were [...]

Due to extremely low RSVP's for the Girls Summit / Workshop, we have decided to cancel the workshop that was scheduled for this Saturday 10-25-2014. The 'Knowledge Is Power' Youth Leadership Conference happening on the same day. The information is below. Hopefully some of you will be open to attending that event. Sounds like it will be a good one! In an effort to really look at our program and evaluate our current format the Take Wings Board will use the rest of this year to evaluate and plan for 2015. We welcome any feedback, comments, suggestions and ideas that [...]

Charismatic actor/ comedian CEDRIC "THE ENTERTAINER" is best known for his many crowd-pleasing performances in such hit films as BARBERSHOP, BE COOL with John Travolta, MADAGASCAR, INTOLERABLE CRUELTY with George Clooney, JOHNSON FAMILY VACATION (the 2004 box office hit in which Cedric was both star and producer), and THE ORIGINAL KINGS OF COMEDY (MTV’S phenomenally successful documentary feature directed by Spike Lee), to name a few. Additionally, on the big screen, Cedric has recently been seen co-starring with Marlon Wayans in the box office hit "A HAUNTED HOUSE"; He has also starred opposite Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks in the [...]

D’Wayne Wiggins; Tony Toni Tone Has proven himself a durable guardian of the San Francisco, Bay Area soul and funk tradition, while also infusing his music with enough contemporary devices to remain popular. As the R&B New Jack founding member and creator of many of the Tony, Toni, Tone hit records, D’Wayne Wiggins has experienced firsthand what it takes to be a Distinguished Recording Artist, Composer, Songwriter, Music Director and Reality Show Producer. An accomplished guitarist, D’Wayne enjoys a flourishing career as a sought after musician and producer. His songwriting and producing credits include material for his group Tony Toni [...]

Our Mission

The mission of the Take Wings Foundation is to build self-esteem of at-risk girls between the ages of 12-18 living in the greater San Francisco Bay Area by providing positive experiences and role modeling.